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Equity prevails in Yonkers trot feature
March 09, 2013
Yonkers Raceway's pair of Friday night, $35,000 co-featured Open Handicaps--for trotters along with madame pacers--were won by Equity (Matt Kakaley, $8) and Marie's Z Tam (George Brennan, $5.90). A funny thing happened on the way the--apparent--winner's circle for two-time de
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Transcending scores in featured Philly opener
March 09, 2013
A ferocious open-stretch rally propelled Transcending ($3.40) to victory in the featured $23,000 conditioned pace on Friday evening's Opening Night card at Harrah's Philadelphia. The Ron Burke-trained Transcending sat off a contested early pace before brushing to the lead and s
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Nominations increase for 2013 Am-Nats
March 09, 2013
After a banner year of American National Stakes that attracted the sport's top pacers and trotters in 2012, Balmoral Park is looking forward to another stellar season as February nominations for the prestigious stakes are up in total and once again read like a who's who of Standardbred royalty.
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Foiled Again 3rd in qualifer; big morning for Burke
March 09, 2013
After a Friday night in which his horses swept the featured races at the Meadowlands, Yonkers and Harrah's Philadelphia, trainer Ron Burke posted five victories in qualifiers Saturday morning at the Big M. Included was a one-two-three sweep in the last qualifiers with horses who have&n
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Kathleen Abbatiello dies in New Jersey
March 09, 2013
Kathleen Frances McMahon Abbatiello, the wife of Hall of Fame horseman Anthony Abbatiello, died Saturday, March 9, following a brave fight against lymphoma. Mrs. Abbatiello was born and raised in Freehold, N.J. She graduated from Freehold Regional High School. In
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Meadows horsemen do some Harlem Shakin'
March 09, 2013
The NBA champion Miami Heat have nothing on harness racing and the horsemen from The Meadows. After morning qualifying races on Friday, March 9, Meadows horsemen banded together to produce harness racing's version of the Harlem Shake, which features Brett Miller handling the opening so
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Escape The News in 1:48.4 in Aquarius
March 09, 2013
In a reversal of fortune from last weekend's opening round of the Aquarius Series for 4-year-old pacers at the Meadowlands, Escape The News edged past Warrawee Needy in the final strides to score a 1:48.4 victory in Saturday's night's five-horse, $35,000 division of the second round of the Aquar
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